Undergarment



H. L. REDMOND.

UNDERGARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.2,1921.

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H. L. :REDMOND. UNDEBGARMENT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1921.

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2 S HEETS-SHEET 2- nun HARRIET LYONS REDMOND OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNQR TO THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY, OF NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MASSACHUSETTS, A

CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS;

UNDERGARMENT.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 31, 1e22,

Application ,{iled February. 2, -&$21,, "Serial No. 441,904.

Improvement in Undergarments, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts. I

This invention relates to undergarments and particularly to union undergarments having the lower portion of woven material and the upper portion of a more elastic'and preferably knittedmaterial.

In .orderthat the principle of the invention may be readily understood, ltf-have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1" is a front elevation of .a union undergarnrent constructed inaccordance with. m%inven tion ig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof.

The garment of my invention is an undergarment and is preferably a union garment for ladies wear having the main portion thereof 1 including the part below the bust, and the legs formed of some suitable woven material. The crotch construction of the garment as indicated at 2 may be of any suitable character, whether closed crotch, open crotch or drop seat. lhe legportions 3 may be of any suitable length. the garment is provided with a seam extend ing from the crotch portion upwardly to the bust portion, as indicated at 4 in Fig. 1, and a similar seam at 5 extending up the back. Desirably also the lower portions 3 are pro vided with seams 6 at the inner parts thereof. The upperportion of the garment including at least the bust portion, as indicated at 7 in Fig. Land desirably also including theupper portion o'f the back, as indicated at, 8 in Fig. 2, is of a moreelastic'material and" is preferably knitted. In such construction, the wales of the knitted material desirably extend circumferentially or transversely of the garment, thus rendering the same very highly elastic. As indicated-in Figs- 1 and 2, the upper edge of the bust portion, as lib dicated .at- 9, is upwardly roundeli'ri so as to give a proper amount of fullness. It desired, the upper edgemay be formed'as a hem to receive a cord, tapeor ribbon 10.t

Lrdlys Rnn- Desirabl'y Atiahed to the upper edge of the knitted portion 7 8 are shoulder straps or hands 11. The knitted parts 7, 8 are attached to the upper edge of the woven part'of the body 1 in any suitable manner, asby stitching; 'The garment thus constructed is relatively inelastic throughout the main'p ortiorrot the body 1, but is desirably made relatively loose throughout the main portion. The knitted portion 7, 8,'is, however, relatively highly elastic, but nevertheless, in contrast with the loose body portion, it constitutes an excellent bust support to the uncorseted woman, and particularly to women in athletics. to provide in a single garment the two features of a clinging but elastic bust support and a loose woven main body portion. The

knitted portion or portions may be formed.

by plain knitting upon a series'oi needles, as by supplying a single thread to all the needles, or it may be formed by so-oalled So far as I am aware, I am the first warp knitting, wherein aplurality of threads are employed, each thread being introduced to but a few needles. The warp knitted 'fabric has been found highly advantageous 'for this particular use by me, since it does not unravel except to a very limited extent upon breaking ofn thread, because ofthe peculiar way in which it is knitted.

If desired andwithin the scope of my in vention the knitted'portion may be confined to the front of the body; that is, to'the bust portion, bait as herein shown, the knitted part eXten s entirely'about, the body.

.Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understoodlthat although 'specifioterms are employed, they-are used irrra; generic'and descriptive sense and not forLgpurposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims:

1. A union garment having the part below "the bust formed of woven material and the bust portion and the corresponding part of the back formed of knitted material wherein the'wales ei-rtend transversely of the garment.

2. A union undergarment for women having the part below the bust formed wholly of woven material and of proportions to fit the figure loosely, thebust portion of the garment being composed of knitted material whereofthe wales eat-end transversely of the fabric sq-as to constitute a bust support 4 v 7 M)! the uncm'sei'ed body the uyper edge 0i ihe 21 below the top of H10: shoulders, avid garment straps passil'ag over @he shoulders.

' ing the part below #110 bus whereof the Wales extend 'h'ansxel' 3. A union uildezgus'lnenit for women 1' fox-med of Woven n zzitez'iai and of pmpm fit; the figure loosely, the bust poatiun and 31m corresponding portion u'z i'he baa-3k of dye garment being (:onlposwl (,vr' kniciied muim'izii 1 A the fabric so asto consiituts a bust support curing bumps s F m 1 "him shoulders.

4., Pa union waving he pari below $112 bust fez-Dug? an 12 xterm! and H kn'itr nmtcri $1210 sliil'li'lefli.

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